Monogram Mafia III

KM, I am looking forward to the photos... we needs proof...

And to all youse mugs on here, the GB badges are now posted on the front page post with the roster. No  using the badge until your two here are done... even if you are already "made"...

Yeehaww! I get to attach the wings in the morning! Picture progress report afternoon!

Go right ahead PJ, work on one or as many as you want at a time.

Question for Don stik........Can I start on the second Monogram model for this GB or do I need to finish the Voodoo first?

B1

Clever idea for the intake seam. I may just have to borrow ur idea when I build mine. Great job on the Eagle.

Great progress all around guys! This is the first chance that I have had since Monday morning to look in here on anything bigger than my phone's screen. Much better to see on a full size monitor!

YM and PJ, nice work on your Century series birds. Always favorites to see!

B-1, I like the idea of the sheet styrene in the intakes to hide the seem. Very clever! I may have to borrow that technique. Those kit burner cans look great!

MV, what sort of car and scale is your NASCAR kit?

Here is where I am at with the Eagle. I think since I am pretty well ahead of the deadline I will hit the brakes on this one for a bit while I combat a YF-22 conversion to a F-22A.

I tried covering the seams in the intakes by precutting a sheet of stryene to the shape of the inlets. I then applied a small amount of putty where the sheet ended. I snaded them and painted them. I think they come out pretty well.

Mounted the CFT's and applied putty to some really big gaps

Building the Exhaust cans. These are going to look good when painted for a kit part.

Nice work on those Century Series birds, y'all!

Junkie, love the Voodoo so far. And I feel you about being under the weather. I have to be the only guy in Anerica thats able to catch a cold in the middle of freakin' summer...

Lots of great modeling going on this thread. Great job gents. Been under the weather these two couple of days but managed to make a little progress on my Voodoo.

I'm doing the gluing by sections as there are a few gaps that need attention as in the wing joins to the fuselage but are corrected by the masking tape pulling up on the wing closing the thin gap along the fuselage.

The rear fuselage sides have a thin gap near the cans. I stretched some sprue and used it as filler along with Tenax applied with a Touch N Flow applicator.

The Tenax melts the sprue  making a solid join which after curing can be sanded producing a smooth repair.

After the top of the model cures, I will tackle the bottom gaps. The weapons bay is made to rotate but I will Tenax it to the main body to minimize the gaps. I had to carefully carve the inside joining areas to get even join lines. Right now it's loose and sloppy but not after carefully applying Tenax and adjusting the angles.

Got the bottom and top fuselage halves glued together...didn't remember it being as difficult the past two times as it was this time. Oh well, I've got plenty other builds to distract me from throwing this guy against the wall if I get too irritated 

Hey guys great work going on , well done. Stick, I have finally picked my two entries. They will be the F-8 Crusader andthe Revell F-86. Both in 1/48

Steve

LOL!!  That'll be pretty cool!  I'll be looking for that one!

Yeah, if I was smart, it'd be grey primer with a car number on the side, but no...I just had to have Tom & Jerry on the hood...

Strange to see a NASCAR racer 'in the buff" before the sponsors get to it!! LOL

Lookin' good, Colin!  You'll need a load of lead in the front end of that bird, if you want it to sit on the landing gear.  It's a pity because the guns look so cool.  I think I loaded up the entire nose with small fishing weights and that did the trick.  A great model; look forward to your progress!

Good to know, Stik. I did a google for the 452nd, and found a lot of info is available. Those red on black birds from the Korean War are a good looking and challenging scheme, so in addition to the canopy, I'll source some decals for the build.

Thanks for the info!

Mike

Got everything nearly ready for the last step: decals. Paint is a little rough (what I get for rushing it), but decals are covering most of it, and some Novus should shine her up some.

Stik, I made a mistake on my selections and put down a P-39. It should be this NASCAR stocker. Sorry for screwing that up.

That Airacobra office is looking nice colin! I have mine on its way here in the mail, so hopefully I'll be joining you soon

I've seen a lot of great stuff lurking around here, and I'm ready to show my progress so far.  I'm doing my P-39 up assuming that it belonged to a training unit, so it will be fairly clean.  I'm playing with the idea of painting the 500 lb bomb as a practice bomb.  

I've got the cockpit mostly finished (except for a few touch ups and changes) as well as a few other odds and ends around the fuselage.

B-1, you are sizzling along in your progress here! Nice work on the 'pit so far!

Mike, the 452nd was (and still is) an Air Force Reserve unit that was mobiolized in 1950 and sent to Korea early on during the War there. They flew day and night in NMF, Black, and OD Invaders and their aircraft are fairly well documented and represented in decal sheets. Finally around 1952 or so they were "relieved" in place (actually just a change of colors/designation thing) and sent back Stateside. Although the same pilots flew the same planes against the same targets before and after the 452nd was finished with their time in Korea. The 452nd later became an Air Refuleing and Air Mobility Wing and I had a chance to ride in their KC-135s to Germany for deployments and drop from their C-141s a few times.

Good looking eagle B-one fixer! Makes me wanna pull mine out. C and E both!

Here is where I am at with the 2nd build The E model

Just cockpit stuff for now. I am doing battle with the intake seams which is a PITA. I have a few ideas on how making the seams go away with out sanding. I will try it and if it works I will post pics and descriptions. Good progress so far by all !

Thanks for the quick replies! I was hoping the A-26 would be "legal", it's a great looking kit in the box and mine came from eBay with resin wheels and the Eduard interior set. All I'm lacking is a Squadron canopy and time, so I'll hope to start in late August. I haven't picked a specific subject, so the next few weeks will allow for some research, maybe I can find some reference for the 452nd.

Meantime I'll be following the good builds underway!

Mike

Mike, the ProModeler A-26B kit is indeed original R/M. And a very nice kit at that. Not to mention a subject near and dear to my heart- my father crewed on those with the 452nd Bomb Group. I would love to see that one built for this GB. I have the B & C both in my stash to build one day. But after my maraduer, I need a slight break from twins for a bit.

PJ, your Voodoo is coming along nicely!

Mike,

That kit is legit, so go for it!!

TAD

Hey mrmike, I am about 97% sure it is an original monogram mold. I'm sure The Don will let me know if I'm wrong about that though.

A question for all of the "made" guys, or more generally for those who know their Monogram history...one of the kits in my stash is the 1995 release ProModeler A-26B #5920. I can't find anything on it to indicate whether or not it's an original R/M mold, but with respect to the ground rules, I don't want to risk having a contract put out on me by electing to build it here. I have other, safer choices.

Anybody know if this a legit kit? Thanks!

Mike

No pics, but I got the chassis completed, and now it's time to work on the body paint and decals.

Sorry folks not made much progress this week we been hammered at work. To tired to do much when I get home. Just been picking at seams and cleaning up small parts, so no real progress fotos this time. Should be better next week. Cheers!